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Chicago Cultural Center
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MAP L4 • 78 E. Washington St.
• 312-744-6630 • Open 9am–7pm
Mon–Thu, 9am–6pm Fri, 9am–6pm
Sat, 10am–6pm Sun • Tours 1:15pm
Wed, Fri & Sat • DA • www.chicago
culturalcenter.org
Built in 1897 as the city’s first main
library, this magnificent Beaux-Arts
building was described at the time
as the “people’s palace.” In 1991, the
library moved out, allowing several
galleries, performance spaces and
a visitor information center to move Tiffany Dome, Chicago Cultural Center
in. Guided tours offer a historical
The Art Institute
overview of the building, which 2
occupies an entire block and has of Chicago
one of the world’s largest domes, This extraordinary collection spans
designed by L. C. Tiffany, and rooms over 4,000 years of international art,
modeled after the Doge’s Palace in much of it donated by wealthy
Venice and the Acropolis in Athens. Chicago collectors (see pp14–15).
Chicago Board of Trade
AREA MAP OF THE LOOP 3
MAP K5 • 141 W. Jackson
Merchandise
Merchandise Blvd. • Closed to the public until
Mart Mart EAST WACKER DRIVE IVE
EAST WACKER DR
Top 10 Sights further notice
River r see pp71–3
Rive
Chicago
Chicago The Chicago Board of Trade
Places to Eat and (CBOT) was founded in
N WELLS ST
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N ORLEANS ST
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N ORLEANS ST
NORTH STATE
E SOUTH WATER ST
E SOUTH WATER ST NORTH STETSON AVE NORTH STETSON AVE Drink see p77 1848 to create a central
NORTH STATE
W HADDOCK PL State/ State/ Shops marketplace in the fast-
W HADDOCK PL
Lake Lake
see p76 developing city, and
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NORTH DEARBORN ST
POST PL
POST PL
W E S T WA C K E R D R I V E STREET
W E S T WA C K E R D R I V E STREET
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WEST LAKE ST
WEST LAKE ST N FRANKLIN ST N FRANKLIN ST NORTH WABASH NORTH WABASH EAST LAKE STREE T NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE
Clark/Lake
Clark/Lake Architectural Sights moved to its current
WEST C OUCH PL N WELLS ST N WELLS ST E BENTON PL see p74 45-story home in 1930.
WEST C OUCH PL
E BENTON PL
Millennium
Millennium
Lake Lake Randolph/ Station The Best of the Rest Designed by Holabird
Randolph/
Station
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N LASALLE ST
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WEST EST RANDOLPH STREET REET Wabash
RANDOLPH ST
Wabash
see p75 and Root, it is a stunning
W COURT PL Washington/ AVENUE AVENUE NORTH GARLAND COURT NORTH GARLAND COURT example of Art Deco.
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Washington/
Washington
Wells Wells Washington Capping the limestone
Maggie
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WEST WASHINGTON STREET
WEST WASHINGTON STREET E WASHINGTON ST Maggie
Daley P
Daley Parkark building is a huge statue
Madison/
Madison/
W CALHOUN PLACE Wabash Millennium of Ceres, the Roman
W CALHOUN PLACE
Wabash
Millennium
Park Park goddess of grain and
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WEST M ADISON STREE T
WEST M ADISON STREE T E MADISON STREET Monroe
Monroe
DOWNTOWN
DOWNTOWN Harbor harvest. A 23-story
Harbor
glass-and-steel addition
EAST MONROE DRIVE designed by Helmut
EAST MONROE DRIVE
WEST MONROE STREE SOUTH WABASH SOUTH WABASH
WEST ARCADE PLACE S LA
Monroe
Monroe Jahn was added in 1980.
WEST MARBLE PLACE SOUTH STATE STREET SOUTH STATE STREET
WEST MARBLE PLACE
Willis Tower
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WEST AD A MS STREE T E ADAMS STREET An architectural
E ADAMS STREET
WEST AD A MS STREE T
Adams/
Quincy
Union Union Quincy Adams/ SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE T SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE superlative, the tower
Wabash
Wabash
WEST MONROE STREET SALLE STREET
WEST QUINCY ST
WEST ARCADE PLACE S LA T SALLE STREET
Station
Station WEST QUINCY ST SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
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S DEARBORN ST
offers breathtaking
SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SOUTH CLARK STREET
SOUTH CLARK STREET
SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET
WEST JACKSON BLVD
EAST JACKSON DRIVE
WEST JACKSON BLVD EAST JACKSON DRIVE SOUTH COLUMBUS DRIVE SOUTH COLUMBUS DRIVE
SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET
Jackson
Jackson Chicago views from its 103rd-
Chicago
Harold
550 yards Harold AVENUE AVENUE Harbor floor Skydeck, where
550 yards
Washington
LaSalle/alle/ Washington Harbor
LaS
Van Buren
Van Buren Library you’ll find yourself on
Library
WEST VAN BUREN STREET
WEST VAN BUREN STREET S WELLS ST S WELLS ST E VAN BUREN STREET Grant top of 222,500 tons of
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Grant
Van Buren Park Park
Van Buren
0 meters 250250 LaSalle S DEARBORN ST S PLYMOUTH ST S DEARBORN ST S PLYMOUTH ST Street Street steel (see pp12–13).
LaSalle
0 meters
0 yards
0 yards 250250 WEST CONGRESS PARK WAY WAY
WEST CONGRESS PARK
Willis Tower
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